Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 32.0% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Peru, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Peru
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
Peru
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Peru
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Peru
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Peru
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
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